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How To Play Piano Songs On Different Sized Piano Keyboards By Shifting Octaves The great thing about learning piano or keyboard compared with other instruments is that you can play music on any size keyboard because piano and keyboards are flexible in size. Let me explain further: If you are struggling for space but really want to learn then there will always be a size option to suit you and you can learn just as well on a small piano or keyboard as you can on a standard size piano. So below I am going to talk about the most common size piano and keyboards that are used, and explain about where common notes such as middle C are on these. MIDDLE C is most commonly used as a divider to split your left hand and right hand. Your left hand normally playing the lower/bass notes and your right hand playing the higher notes, mostly used for melody sections. This guide will help you if you have a different size piano to a standard one: 1) A FULL SIZE PIANO HAS 88 KEYS, and middle C on a standard piano is the fourth C from the left of the piano or the first note/lowest note. If you prefer to count this then it is the 24th key from the first note on the piano from the LEFT. 2) Moving down size from a standard will be a keyboard or piano with 76 keys....To find MIDDLE C on this size piano it will be the thrid C from the left/lowest note on piano. If you would prefer to count up the keys then it will be the 20th key from the first note. 3) Moving down to a smaller size again you can buy keyboards with just 61 keys. This is the same pattern as the piano above in which to count how many C's to middle C. It will be the third C from the left/lowest key on the piano. If you would prefer to count then it will be the 15th key from the left. 4) One of the smallest keyboards commonly used is one with just 49 keys. This is used mainly for young children. To find MIDDLE C on this size keyboard it will be the third C from the left as stated on the two keyboards above but with this one if you prefer to count you only need to count 15 keys from the left - the same format as the keyboard above. It is possible to play any song on any size piano or keyboard, you just need to be able to adjust to the sizes relative to the number of octaves available. The main thing you will notice with smaller pianos or keyboards is that the DISTANCE between your left hand section and your right hand section will just be CLOSER together.

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How To Play Piano Songs On Different Sized Piano Keyboards By Shifting Octaves

The great thing about learning piano or keyboard compared with other instruments is that you can play music on any size keyboard because piano and keyboards are flexible in size. Let me explain further:

If you are struggling for space but really want to learn then there will always be a size option to suit you and you can learn just as well on a small piano or keyboard as you can on a standard size piano.

So below I am going to talk about the most common size piano and keyboards that are used, and explain about where common notes such as middle C are on these.

MIDDLE C is most commonly used as a divider to split your left hand and right hand. Your left hand normally playing the lower/bass notes and your right hand playing the higher notes, mostly used for melody sections.

This guide will help you if you have a different size piano to a standard one:

1) A FULL SIZE PIANO HAS 88 KEYS, and middle C on a standard piano is the fourth C from the left of the piano or the first note/lowest note. If you prefer to count this then it is the 24th key from the first note on the piano from the LEFT.

2) Moving down size from a standard will be a keyboard or piano with 76 keys....To find MIDDLE C on this size piano it will be the thrid C from the left/lowest note on piano.

If you would prefer to count up the keys then it will be the 20th key from the first note.

3) Moving down to a smaller size again you can buy keyboards with just 61 keys. This is the same pattern as the piano above in which to count how many C's to middle C. It will be the third C from the left/lowest key on the piano.

If you would prefer to count then it will be the 15th key from the left.

4) One of the smallest keyboards commonly used is one with just 49 keys. This is used mainly for young children.

To find MIDDLE C on this size keyboard it will be the third C from the left as stated on the two keyboards above but with this one if you prefer to count you only need to count 15 keys from the left - the same format as the keyboard above.

It is possible to play any song on any size piano or keyboard, you just need to be able to adjust to the sizes relative to the number of octaves available.

The main thing you will notice with smaller pianos or keyboards is that the DISTANCE between your left hand section and your right hand section will just be CLOSER together.

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